NEW ARRIVAL PART 2

One by one, his formation arrays flickered and died. Her parents weren't just powerful cultivators, they were truly extraordinary beings, and watching her father being killed using this cheap method of control made her blood run cold.

Every cultivator stood frozen, their earlier battle fury replaced with primitive terror as they witnessed true power. The same cultivators who had fought so fiercely moments before now seemed to hold their breath, afraid even the slightest movement might draw the Avatar's attention.

Li Hua's hands tightened around her daggers, her celestial diamonds humming with desperate energy. She wouldn't watch her father die, wouldn't stand idle while his life drained away. She tensed to strike—but before she could move, an invisible force held her in place. She turned to find one of the twelve leaders looking at her, his eyes meeting hers beneath his hood. He shook his head once before turning back to the Avatar.